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This little gem of cabin has the most epic view from the front porch. Perched just high enough to see the mountains looming just the other side of the Matanuska river.

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Cotton candy sunset on last nights evening walk down the runway. Today is day 4 here at the Alaska cabin and I find myself wondering if this ever gets old.

photo by Ronald Hope [ Website | Tumblr | Instagram | Society6 ]

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Land of the midnight…moon?

In the winter, the sun stays below the horizon for a large part of the day at Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. During these short December days, the refuge only sees slightly more than 2 hours of sunlight with longer periods of twilight.

The rich wetlands of the Yukon Flats provide some of the most productive waterfowl breeding areas in North America. It is estimated that 1.5 million ducks breed here annually.

The animals that remain here year-round — moose, wolves and wolverines — depend on their thick coats and honed skills to survive the cold and darkness.

Photo by Lisa Hupp, @usfws. Photo description: A twilight colored sky hangs above a snowy forest below. The moon in the sky is just over half full.

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“Happy”

Simple enough, can’t argue with that. If you are lucky enough to be sneaking away to a little ski cabin in Alaska, then you are lucky enough. This is one of multiple little red cabins available for rent up at Hatcher Pass, just outside of Palmer Alaska.

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February 20, 1934: A statue of Balto, the Siberian husky who in 1925 led a dogsled team carrying a diphtheria antitoxin serum to Nome, Alaska, to stop a deadly outbreak of the disease, in Central Park. The brilliantly-lighted skyline of upper Fifth Avenue is in the background.

Photo: Associated Press via the Denver Post